Figueroa accepts assignment to Lehigh Valley

If you thought you didn’t see much of Nelson Figueroa before, you really won’t see much of him now.

The right-handed reliever was outrighted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley; he accepted the assignment.

In nine games with the Phillies, Figueroa went 1-1 with a 4.82 ERA.

Figueroa was mostly used in long relief, but he did make one spot start against the Diamondbacks on April 24.

Earlier today, the Phillies signed outfielder Willy Taveras to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He hit .200 with four RBIs in 27 games this season for the Nationals, who designated him for assignment on May 16.

Taveras, 28, is a career .274 hitter with 195 steals in 670 games with three different teams.

In addition, Dewayne Wise, who had signed a minor league contract with Philadelphia in November and hit .272 in 36 games with the IronPigs, exercised his out-clause and is now a free agent.